Behold! Google's stylish new Wi-Fi router for your home

The Google OnHub wireless router.
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Google and its hardware partner TP-LINK have teamed up for the OnHub, a stylish new wireless-internet router that the search-advertising giant says is faster, more reliable, and easier to use than the rest.

"A unique antenna design and smart software keep working in the background, automatically adjusting OnHub to avoid interference and keep your network at peak performance," Google promises in the blog entry in which it announces the router.

"You can even prioritize a device, so that your most important activity — like streaming your favorite show — gets the fastest speed."

Plus, it sports a cool, modern design that looks a little bit like an Amazon Echo personal-assistant device. Google says its product is designed to keep wires out of the way and avoid sticking out like a sore thumb.

To manage the OnHub, there's an app for Android and iOS, with the added benefit of letting you share the password with friends via email.

It costs $200 and is available for preorder from online retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and the Google Store. Google says the OnHub orders will start shipping in the next few weeks.

It's an unexpected hardware play from Google, and one would think it would come through the company's Nest subsidiary — stylish home hardware is Nest's forte, after all. Still, it's in Google's best interests that people have strong, reliable internet connections, the better to consume the company's growing list of web services.